He usually live tweets each episode and provides a lot of really cool production photos and behind-the-scenes info.

Executive producer of Dexter. There's a gimmick account that posts how each episode of Hannibal could be improved by the adding inane voiceovers and/or ghosts to the narrative. It's a hoot.

Fuller said on Twitter that on the S2 Gag reel Raul Esparza does a tap dance on the pools of blood in his apartment. As if I need another reason to buy the DVDs.

Where's Scott Buck's review? That's the only opinion I care about.

If you read the walkthrough for tonight's episode he basically confirms that Chilton's alive. Although the way it was filmed it looked as if the bullet came out of his neck, which is hardly survivable.

You can either accept the implausibility as part of the show and enjoy everything else it has to offer or it becomes such a problem that it detracts from your enjoyment of the show. Either choice is acceptable, but it's not like the show all of the sudden became something that it wasn't.

Psychological sound design is such a perfect description for what this show does with the soundtrack on a weekly basis. I'm really looking forward to listening to some of Brian Reitzell's other soundtracks after his ingenious work on Hannibal.

My reaction to tonight's episode:

The bullet went in through his cheek, but came out of his neck, sadly. Also, Will explicitly refers to his death at the end of the episode. I believe he says re: Miriam "She was compelled to take his life so she could take her own back." But then again that line in and of itself is ambiguous.

Since this is the culinary thread for the episode here's a bit of info on tonight's episode title. Yakimono refers to grilled and pan-fried dishes served as part of a traditional Japanese banquet. Principal ingredients are usually fish, shellfish, meat and vegetables. Foods are pierced with a skewer or placed on a…

I missed this thread last week, so I'm glad you are back. Hope you had fun at the gala.

I'm happy they didn't overplay the soap opera element of Alana dating Hannibal. It was subtly acknowledged and Will didn't overreact to the situation. I was really concerned that they would turn this into a will they won't they affair, so I'm glad they are avoiding that dynamic.

That thing was designed by Edna Mode, so you know it enhances his powers.

I still think having Abigail be alive would rob the last scene between her and Hannibal of some its power. The reason that scene worked so well for me was because I knew this was the last time we were going to see her.

Fuller has a knack for casting amazing actors who are already attached to other shows. Gillian Anderson, Gina Torres, Esparza. He hasn't even cast Lee Pace as a guest-star on the show and I'm already pissed that he's attached as full time cast member on AMC's Halt and Catch Fire.

He's not playing anyone from the books, at least not that I know of. I won't post who he's playing as some might consider it a spoiler for episodes to come. But you can find all the details here:

I'm concerned about his acting ability. The few things I've seen him in haven't been very impressive. But I hear from the Boardwalk Empire folk that he can turn out a good performance.

I'm looking forward to what Fuller's going to do with their characters, especially since they are only guest-starring in a couple of episodes. Compressing their story will either require massive cuts or a reworking of what we know about the characters, especially Mason/Hannibal.

That was my favorite of the "quieter" scenes this episode. This show has been amazing this season, but seeing Will and Hannibal facing each other, recalling the kitchen scene from Savoureux, was electrifying and reminded me of what I liked so much last season.

The NBC promo for this episode played like that, so I was extremely relieved when that didn't happen in the actual episode.